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Name: Selkie girl
Author: Laurie Brooks

When sixteen-year-old Elin Jean finds a seal pelt hidden at home and realizes that her mother is actually a selkie, she returns the pelt to her mother, only to find her life taking many unexpected turns.

First publish date: 2008

Authors: Laurie Brooks

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